Peter Zec
Encyclopedia
Peter Zec is a German design consultant as well as author and publisher. Furthermore, he is president (2005–2007) of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
(Icsid), the global organisation that promotes better design around the world, and initiator of the red dot design award
. In October 2006, the German business magazine “Wirtschaftswoche
” elected him one of the “20 creative unconventional thinkers changing the appearance of their companies and creating completely new markets”.
From 1993 to 2010 he was a professor for economic communication at the University of Applied Science for Technology and Economics in Berlin. Since May 2001, he is managing partner of the red dot GmbH & Co. KG. Zec is of the opinion that design may contribute to a significant appreciation and greater success on the international market if it is included as a relevant basis into corporate strategy. After the red dot design award has established as one of the biggest design awards in the past years also in the Asian countries Zec together with Ken Koo, present manager of red dot Singapore, succeeds to call into being the red dot award: design concept.
From September 2005 to October 2007, Zec was president of the international umbrella organisation of design ICSID (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design) and from October 2006 to October 2007 chairman of the International Design Alliance IDA, thus holding the highest official posts in the design world. As a former Icsid president, he now holds the rank of “Icsid Senator” and is consulted on all important issues concerning the association.
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design was founded in 1957 from a group of international organizations focused on industrial design. Today Icsid is a worldwide society that promotes better design around the world...
(Icsid), the global organisation that promotes better design around the world, and initiator of the red dot design award
Red dot design award
The Red Dot Design Award is an international product design prize awarded by the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen in Essen, Germany. There are prize categories for product design, design agencies, and design concepts. Since 1955, designers and producers can apply for the prizes with the winners...
. In October 2006, the German business magazine “Wirtschaftswoche
WirtschaftsWoche
Wirtschaftswoche is a German weekly business news magazine. “Wirtschaft” means economy and “Woche” is week. For many years, the magazine was published on Thursday, but since March 2006, this has been changed to Monday. The editorial office is at Düsseldorf....
” elected him one of the “20 creative unconventional thinkers changing the appearance of their companies and creating completely new markets”.
Life
Professor Dr. Peter Zec studied Media Studies, Psychology, and Art Theory. From 1986 to 1988 he was head of the specialist field “image” and as such was highly involved in the planning of the Centre of Arts and Media Technologies (ZKM), which had been established in Karlsruhe. Peter Zec was president of the Federation of German Graphic Designers (BDG) and the Association of German Industrial Designers (VDID). Since 1991, he has been the head of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen. During these years he has published books and compendia about the subject of design and he has accepted invitations to lecture all over the world.From 1993 to 2010 he was a professor for economic communication at the University of Applied Science for Technology and Economics in Berlin. Since May 2001, he is managing partner of the red dot GmbH & Co. KG. Zec is of the opinion that design may contribute to a significant appreciation and greater success on the international market if it is included as a relevant basis into corporate strategy. After the red dot design award has established as one of the biggest design awards in the past years also in the Asian countries Zec together with Ken Koo, present manager of red dot Singapore, succeeds to call into being the red dot award: design concept.
From September 2005 to October 2007, Zec was president of the international umbrella organisation of design ICSID (International Council of Societies of Industrial Design) and from October 2006 to October 2007 chairman of the International Design Alliance IDA, thus holding the highest official posts in the design world. As a former Icsid president, he now holds the rank of “Icsid Senator” and is consulted on all important issues concerning the association.
Works
Zec is editor of the red dot design yearbook and the red dot communication design yearbook. He has published the following books among others:- 1988 - Informationsdesign
- 1996 - Design goes virtual!
- 1997 - German Design Standards
- 1999 - Designing Success
- 2000 - Good Design
- 2002 - Orientierung im Raum
- 2003 - Hall of Fame. Companies Searching for Excellence in Design
- 2004 - Who’s Who in Design
- 2006 - Return on Ideas - Better by Design